We’ve heard a lot in recent weeks about Russia’s alleged involvement in the EU referendum. On Monday, Theresa May said Vladimir Putin’s government was trying to “undermine free societies” and was “planting fake stories” to “sow discord in the West”. Although on Wednesday, the Prime Minister appeared to soften her language. She told parliament: “if…

The claim “The aggregate murder rate of Muslims is one third that of the native-born.” Bill Clinton, November 7 2017 The background Former President Bill Clinton marked the 25th anniversary of his election this week with a speech at Georgetown University. He bemoaned the state of gun violence in America and made a number of…

“The truth is that when you look at those who voted to remain, most of them were the better educated people in our country” That’s what the Labour MP for Huddersfield, Barry Sheerman, told a BBC interviewer this week, prompting an angry response from some leave supporters on social media. FactCheck looks at whether he’s…

In 2014, Channel 4 News conducted an exclusive survey of parliamentary staff, uncovering a widespread and deep-rooted problem. In the wake of the findings, political parties pledged to take action. But now, the scandal has emerged again, with allegations of inappropriate behaviour by dozens of MPs. So what has actually changed since 2014?

50 children a week are being referred to the UK’s main gender identity clinic, yet only around 25 per cent of young children with gender dysphoria go on to be trans adults. FactCheck looks at the figures.

David Lammy, a former Labour minister for higher education, has published data from Freedom of Information requests showing that very low numbers of black students are going to Oxford and Cambridge. That in itself isn’t news – both the elite universities already publish data on the ethnicity of their students. But the MP has published…